Acute Care, Basic Life Support (BLS), COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Clinical Assessment, Clinical Competency, Congestive Heart Failure, Documentation, Epic Systems, Healthcare, Heparin, Leadership, Medical Record System, Nursing, Ostomy, Patient Care, RMON, Registered Nurse (RN), Risk, Surgical Nursing, Team Player, Telemetry, Time Management, Tracheotomy, Training/Teaching
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical
LocationEvansville, IN
Schedule / Job TypeContract (13 Weeks) | Full-Time | Onsite | Night Shift (6:30 PM – 7:00 AM, 12-Hour Shifts) | 36 Guaranteed Hours per Week
Key Responsibilities- Provide direct patient care on a 41-bed Medical-Surgical unit serving a population that includes post-surgical, UTI, sepsis, high fall risk, COPD, and CHF patients
- Perform and manage clinical skills including remote telemetry monitoring, chest tube care, NG/PEG tube management, straight cath/Foley insertion, ostomy care, Heparin drips, blood/blood product administration, tracheostomy care, and PCA management
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation using EPIC electronic health record system
- Float within skillset to alternate campus locations as needed, with a minimum of 2 hours notice provided for cross-campus float assignments
- Adhere to weekend and holiday rotation requirements, including three weekends per six-week schedule and every other holiday
- May be required to precept nursing students and new hires as this is a teaching facility
Required Qualifications- Current active Registered Nurse compact license
- American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- NIHSS certification
- Minimum 2 years of recent, strong Medical-Surgical experience
- At least 1 prior travel nursing assignment
- Trauma Level II experience required
- Recent EPIC charting experience required
Preferred Experience / Skills- Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills with the ability to manage high-acuity Med-Surg patients
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to change, work resiliently in a fast-paced environment, and collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams
- Experience with cross-campus or multi-site float assignments
Why Join Us- Work alongside experienced unit leadership with CNA support in a structured and team-oriented environment
- Opportunity to work at a teaching facility with a well-established Medical-Surgical unit offering consistent patient volume and professional growth